Understanding the Lived Experiences of Persons with Criminal Convictions

Project Overview

CLEAN SLATE is a participatory action research study that engages men with past criminal convictions as peer-to-peer researchers to document and analyse their challenges of navigating social reintegration with a criminal record.

The project works in partnership with Cork Alliance Centre, a voluntary sector organisation based in Cork City who support people to make a fresh start after prison. 

Funder & Project Dates

This project is funded under the New Foundations 2021 Programme from December 2021 - September 2022.

Contact

Dr. Katharina Swirak (PI), Department of Sociology and Criminology. Email: k.swirak@ucc.ie